Office of the Public Guardian (England and Wales)

Office of the Public Guardian

Executive Agency overview
Formed	2007 (2007)
Preceding Executive Agency	Public Guardianship Office
Jurisdiction	England and Wales
Headquarters	PO Box 15118, Birmingham, B16 6GX
Minister responsible	David Lidington MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Executive Agency executive	Alan Eccles, Chief Executive and Public Guardian
Website	www.justice.gov.uk/about/opg

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) in England and Wales is a government body that, within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, protects the private assets and supervises the financial affairs of people who lack mental capacity for making decisions. It is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. The current Public Guardian and Chief Executive of the Office of the Public Guardian is Alan Eccles, who succeeded Martin John in April 2012.

The OPG was established on 1 October 2007, replacing the Public Guardianship Office (PGO). Initially located in London, most functions transferred to offices in Birmingham and Nottingham during 2009.

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